Children protect their noses as they stand outside the morgue of Bangui's hosptial on December 10, 2013. French President Francois Hollande was expected Tuesday in the Central African Republic, on the second day of an operation to disarm rogue rebels that has already killed two French soldiers. As the poverty-stricken country's former colonial master led the military effort to restore order after a year of chaos, Washington said it was offering to fly in African peacekeepers. AFP
The minaret of a mosque is silhouetted at sunset in the southern Gaza Strip town of Rafah on the border with Egypt on December 10, 2013. AFP
Tourists on the National Mall near the Washington Monument on a snowy wet day December 10, 2013 in Washington, DC. Snowfall in the northeastern United States caused flight cancellations and airport delays Tuesday while federal government offices and schools closed due to the foul weather. Major delays were reported at airports in Newark, New Jersey, as well as further south in Philadelphia, according to the FlightAware website. Snow and ice were also slowing air traffic at New York's LaGuardia and John F Kennedy International airports. AFP
Pakistani residents ride a donkey-cart on foggy day in Lahore on December 10, 2013. Haze covered areas of Pakistan's province of Punjab, disrupting transport and communication services. AFP
South African actress Charlize Theron attends the memorial service of South African former president Nelson Mandela at the FNB Stadium (Soccer City) in Johannesburg on December 10, 2013. Mandela, the revered icon of the anti-apartheid struggle in South Africa and one of the towering political figures of the 20th century, died in Johannesburg on December 5 at age 95. AFP
Pro-EU protesters face riot police in front of the government headquarters in Kiev on December 9, 2013. Hundreds of thousands had the day before, filled Independence Square to bursting point to denounce President Yanukovych's rejection of an EU pact under Kremlin pressure, in the biggest protests since the 2004 Orange Revolution. AFP
An Afghan soldier walks past photographs of victims of war on display to mark Human Rights day at the ruined Darlaman Palace in Kabul on December 10, 2013. Tens of thousands of people have lost their lives during the past four decades of war in Afghanistan and human rights violation was prevalent during the Soviet invasion, civil war and Taliban wars. AFP
Light snow falls around the US Capitol, December 10, 2013, in Washington, DC. Snowfall in the northeastern United States caused flight cancellations and airport delays Tuesday while federal government offices and schools closed due to the foul weather. Major delays were reported at airports in Newark, New Jersey, as well as further south in Philadelphia, according to the FlightAware website.Snow and ice were also slowing air traffic at New York's LaGuardia and John F Kennedy International airports. AFP